Deflecting-radiator for furnace-registers.



J. H. SMITH.

DEFLECHNG RADIATOR FOR FURNACE REGISTERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 29. I915.

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JOSHUA HARVEY SMITH, 0F CEDAR FALLS, IOWA, ASSIGN'OR 0F ONE-FOURTH TO RALPH W. CAMPBELL, ONE-FOURTH TO ROY H. CAMPBELL, AND ONE-FOURTH TO HARVEY C. CAIVIIPBELL ALL OF WATERLOO, IOWA, AND ONE-FOURTH TO SAMUEL G.

CAMPBELL, 0F MANKATO, MINNESOTA.

DEFLECTING-RADIATOR FOR FURNACE-REGISTERS.

Application filed March 29, 1915.

To all w ham it may concern Be it known that I, JOSHUA HARVEY SMITH, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Cedar Falls, Blackhawk county, Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Deflecting-Radiators for llurnace-Registers. of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in deflecting radiators for furnace registers, and the object of my improvement is to provide deflecting means over ahot air register or the like adapted to reflect a heated air current toward and over the surface of a floor such means being adjustable to permit of varying the direction of said current. This object I have accomplished by the means which are hereinafter described and claimed and which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my im proved heat deflector as superposed above a hot air register inoperative position, the dotted lines representing the deflector in its position when swung over against the wall .out of the way. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of said device, with the full lines and dotted lines representing it in the two positions shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view of a part of the deflector, showing its hinge connection to a supporting body. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail elevation of one of the supporting standards of said device as adjustably connected thereto.

Similar numerals of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the several views.

My improved deflector is of a downwardly dished form. having an inclined top plate 1, preferably flat. and having straight rear and side edges and a curved front edge.

The numeral 6 denotes a part depending from the rear edge of said plate at a greater angle relative to the horizontal. of equal height and which may be formed integral with said top plate 1.

The numeral 2 denotes a depending part. similarly sloped, and extending from the ends of the part 6 about said plate 1 and which may also be integral therewith. The front part of the part 2 is the widest and said part is gradually diminished in height Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 2, 1916.

SerialNo. 17,796.

rearwardly. The rear part 6 has two vertically slotted openings 5 near its ends.

The numeral 3 denotes a staple or a me dially looped bar secured to the floor 10 or other supporting structure by means of a screw '4 or other suitable fastening means. As shown in said Fig. 3. the looped part of said staple is passed through the slot 5, whereby a hinge connection is provided for the deflector permitting the latter to be moved to a certain extent vertically relative thereto.

The deflector hingeis located at one side of or in juxtaposition to one lateral edge of the hot air register 11, and the deflector is located over the register with its forward part spaced vertically away therefrom.

I have adopted the following means for adjustably supporting the forward part of the deflector at "desired heights above the register 11 Said deflector has relatively long and narrow slots 7 in opposite parts of the sloping portion 2 thereof, said slots being arranged approximately parallel with the top plate 1 or longitudinally relatively to the general direction of the deflector.

The numeral 8 denotes a supporting standard having an angularly directed foot Said standard also has notches 13 and 14. in its opposite vertical edges set off relatively to each other to provide a narrow connection or neck 15 and to supply supporting angles or parts for the deflector. The upper part of the standard 8 is passed upwardly through the slot 7 and then rotated therein one-half around when the neck 15 is seated within said slots, which permits the notch parts of the standard to support the sloping part 2 of the deflector.

Referring to Fig. 1, it will be seen that when either standard 8 is moved along the slot 7 longitudinally, as indicated by the dotted lines. the deflector is either raised or lowered to a desired amount on that side. Jf both standards 8 are similarly moved within the slots 7, the forward part of the deflector is raised or lowered to leave the lower lateral edges at even distances from the floor or register. When only one of the standards is adjusted. that side of the deflector is caused to be elevated more or less relative to the other side so that a directive force may be given the hot air current to impel it toward that side. The relatively long vertical slots 5 in the depending part 6 permit some relative movement or move ments of the rear part of the device at its hinged connections to permit said adjust ments. The dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 2 indicate the position of the deflector when swung back against the wall or other supporting structure 9.

- The current of hot air which would ordinarily rise to the ceiling of the room is caused, by this device, to be deflected forwardly and laterally obliquely downwardly to flow and spread all over the floor of the room before ascending.

Minor changes in the form, dimensions, materials or parts of this device may be made without departing from the scope of the principles of or the protection of ,this invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A deflecting radiator for furnace registers, comprising a downwardly dished body having one part of its edge movably supported 011 a floor in juxtaposition to one side of a register, and being obliquely spaced over and from said register, said deflector having like slots in opposite sides,

and notched supporting standards passed through the slots and partially rotated to support the deflector in their notches.

2. A deflecting radiator for furnace regis ters, comprlsing a downwardly dlshed body having one part of its edge movably sup register to have one part of its edge only.

closed against one side of the register and having vertical slots in that part of its edge,

staples fixedly supported and passed through said slots to permit some vertical and sidewise adjustment of the deflector, and adjustable supporting-means for the deflector movable therealong on either side to permit of tiltably elevating either side thereof independently.

Signed at Vaterloo, Iowa, this 12th day f of March, 1915.

JOSHUA HARVEY SMITH.

WVitnesses:

GEO. G. KENNEDY, PEARL STANTON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner 0! Patents,

- Washington, D. O. 

